Friday, 23 February 2018

Minecraft

Into to Minecraft - Some Key Things 

  • Minecraft development - online lego? 
  • Multi - platform 
  • Open Sandbox 
  • Started as an "Indie" - - >  Independent 
  • Critically and commercial successful 
  • From Independent to mainstream - 125 million copies sold 

Who owns Minecraft? 

  • Minecraft was created by Marcus "Notch" Persson and developed by Mojang 
  • These were Independent, separate to and not financed by a big commercial company 
  • But, as a small Independent products become successful, it is usual for larger organization, owners to want to buy them. 

Minecraft is an Open World 


  • 6 Reason why Minecraft is incredibly popular 
  1. Minecraft is a literal sandbox with infinite replayability - The game is only limited by the confines of your imagination.
  2. A strong community - The players' creations are Minecraft's own marketing campaigns. Like Jacob Granberry who have recreated the entire world of "Game of Thrones". Although other guy who created a functional 16 - bit computer within the computer. 
  3. It's platform agnostic - It first built a loyal PC fanbase and then eventually released on everything. 
  4. It has been co-opted by children - which has made it a household name. 
  5. It's not limited by genre 
  6. It fufills our human instinct to bring order to chaotic wilderness. 



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